January 20, 2022
With our President and CEO Terry Walsh at the helm of a great evening, we held our annual Captain’s Dinner. The night featured a scrumptious tenderloin and seafood dinner, a pianist and a fantastic excuse to get dressed up!
January 10, 2022
Question: When you were a teacher and administrator, why do you think it was so important to implement Title 9 into athletics so female student athletes could compete? Answer: “When I joined the Clayton School District in 1958 (and retired in 1992), I coached and later became the Athletic Director. I have girls of my own, so I could see how important it was to pass that law (Title 9) and the girls were very interested. I remember the girls being in the weight room…they were more serious about weights […]
January 3, 2022
Happy New Year! 2022 is coming in with a bang! With the increased prevalence of COVID all around, we are making a temporary policy change for residents, guests and staff of the Villages as a mitigating precautionary measure. Both campuses have had several residents report that they have been exposed to friends and family who have subsequently tested positive for COVID-19. A few of these residents have now tested positive, though generally the symptoms have been relatively minor, and we thank our Good Lord for that. Effective Tuesday, January 4th, […]
December 28, 2021
Happy Holidays! We hope everyone had a good Christmas, celebrating the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. We hope you are looking forward to a fresh start in 2022, as are we. With the increased news about the high prevalence of COVID all around, we wanted to provide an update as to where Friendship Villages stand currently (understanding that this is a constantly fluid situation). Please note that we do not have data on which variant of COVID a person might have. All are cared-for in the same manner. As […]
December 20, 2021
Welcome to the Friendship Villages’ December 20, 2021 COVID-19 update. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Friendship Villages! As we recall, virtually all residents received the full regimen of vaccinations last winter and, since then, more than 1,000 residents, including all levels of care on both campuses, have received COVID vaccination booster shots. Many others sought boosters on their own and would add to this number. Still, COVID-19 remains a challenge. We have had a bit of a spate of COVID on the Chesterfield campus. Recently and currently, several […]
December 13, 2021
Welcome to the Friendship Villages’ December 13, 2021 COVID-19 update. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Friendship Villages! As we recall, virtually all residents received the full regimen of vaccinations last winter and, since then, more than 1,000 residents, including all levels of care on both campuses, have received COVID vaccination booster shots. Many others sought boosters on their own and would add to this number. While residents seem to be relatively well-protected, there have been a small and isolated number of positive cases on each campus. Currently, Sunset […]
December 9, 2021
A conversation about a move to a Senior Living Community can be made easier with the right approach. Here’s great article on the topic. Click HERE to give it a look!
November 17, 2021
We loved our recent visit to the Missouri’s National Veterans Memorial in Perryville and we hope it is part of a wonderful Veterans Day for everyone, our nation’s Greatest Generation at Friendship Village! Click here to watch the video of our visit!